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I am Casey Leigh. I love to share my life through this little blog. When you stop by you can expect pieces of my perspective on life, faith, kids, marriage, loss... with touches of art, creative inspiration, fashion, projects & things I love along the way.

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my niece sent me your link as the tutu you sewed reminded her of my daughter. Oddly enough she is the same child who was born after I miscarried our second child at 13 wks. I read your story. I know how you felt about the loss and how you feel now. I can tell you that the fear is always kind of with you through the pregnancy. Unfortunately, once you lose a baby, you are never as fearless. But the joy is also so much brighter. And while at the time I also questioned the purpose of losing that baby, I now see and laugh and love my daughter who never would have been born had that sadness passed over us. I also believe very strongly that you will see ALL your babies in heaven someday...God just doesn't make mistakes! Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy. May you feel peace during this process.

Good morning!! What a wonderful sunshiny day of is here in Northern Cali!! I hope that you, too, can see some sun and that things are going smoothly with everything. :) Just wanted to say thank you for introducing Cheerfully Charmed to us! Loooooove their stuff!! Always sending happy, healthy thoughts your way, Amanda

Hi Casey,I am in love with your blog and also your instagram photos! I was wondering if you could tell me where you found the black and white bold tree fabric I've seen in some of your photos? We have a new baby boy and I would love to incorporate that fabric in his room.

Hey! I love your blog. You are so real and inspiring..plus your beautiful and have a beautiful family! I have a question! I am starting a blog because you and some others have inspired me. I was wandering how you get sponsors? Do companys give you clothes for you to model and put on your blog? Or how does that work?

i found one of your hair tutorials on pinterest and its the only way i curl my hair now!! love it thank you soo much! i found another link on pinterest wheere you show us a beachy wave hair tutorial but i cant find it anywhere on your page.. can you please tell me where i can find it??

Excited about your venture. I sent Chris a msg, but theparkwife.com is a real story for you. She is the founder of Arkansas Women Bloggers and now Texas, Kansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma WB. Missouri and North Carolina will launch soon hopefully. I know you are headed to AR. It would be well worth a side trip.

Absolutely love your blog! You have a beautiful family and your beauty tips are to die for! I am new to the blogging world and I would love for you and anyone else to follow me! http://sincerelymrslo.blogspot.com/

Just wanted to let you know I am lifting you up in prayer. Stumbled across your blog and adore your heart. My husband and I attend the Village in Flower Mound. Wish I had heard of the Hope Spoken conference sooner! Would have loved to attend! Be blessed Casey! xoxChloé

I want you to know how truly inspired I am by you. Your tender spirit, hopeful heart and eye for beauty is such a breath of fresh air. I adore following your blog and I can't wait for the release of the "American Blogger" film, I'm really looking forward to it. Thanks for being you!~ Lynne

Casey, I've been reading your blog for years. I find your entries honest, inspiring, and a breath of fresh air. Just wanted to say I'm praying for you and Chris from afar. I know it's been a difficult week; you're handling everything with true grace. Wishing you calmer weeks ahead and some peace.

I am not a blogger.for some reason I have not been receiving your messages but have subscribed once more. I receive LilBlue Boos messages and was shocked at the negative reactions to your husbands film re bloggers. Not having read your messages for so long I did not know if it was still happening or not but hoped so and that you had found yourself involved with the care of our family while he was filming and had taken a sabbatical. All of this blabbering to say that I am surprised that a 2 min.trailer could give anyone enough info to be so upset and that I am looking forward to being able to see the real thing and wish you well and that those who will see it will do so with an open heart and eyes.

Hey Casey, I see I can no longer leave comments at posts? Today's shirt… It's perfect for me considering where I am at life. I keep writing about that certain passage.

I just wanted to mention the AmericanBloggers film. I have heard there is some turmoil around it, though I haven't seen the turmoil myself. I just want to say that it was awesome what Chris did. And I have only seen the preview. I get what he was doing with it and I support it fully. Nothing takes away from the fact how unique this film is and how awesome. I certainly would have said yes to it. (And secretly I wish I had come up with the idea myself ;-) God bless!!

sweet friend :) I have them open for some posts, just not all! Usually on my Friday posts they are open! and thank you so much for these kind words and for taking the time to send love/encouragement my way...it means more than you know love

Hi Casey - I read very few blogs, yours is one I really enjoy because of the beauty you portray along with the faith you so obviously live by. The only blog I read from the film is bridge hunt, so I was disappointed not much of her blog was highlighted. The film however was a wonderful creation and well done. God's Blessings to you and your family :-)

I have followed this blog for a very long time and I find myself inspired by your words often. I don't usually leave comments or follow along with a lot of the link ups... More than anything I feel a connection because I too have 3 little ones (boy, girl, girl) , 6, 4, and 2 and often I read your posts and smile knowing that someone else is able to share the same front row seat as I do everyday watching your children grow and play right before your eyes. I have dabbled in the blogging world (www.ginkgostreet.blogspot.com) and I have a shop on etsy selling items I love to make for fun but I haven't fully put my heart into it... yet... I feel a little vulnerable putting myself and my family out there, but I am getting there. I bought Christopher's film and thought it was AMAZING. I know that there has been skepticism surrounding the film, but for me, as a person who is in the same place as you and so many of the other women portrayed, I found it inspiring and wonderful. It couldn't fit my life anymore than what it is right now. Both you and Christopher are wonderful people and thanks so much for this film and for sharing your wonderful family with the world. You both are truly inspiring... I just though you should know...

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I watched the movie and I loved it. I thought it had a lot of heart, beautiful pictures and great bloggers.Don't get discouraged by the mean people out there the ones who hate are not the strongest just the loudest, I hope you keep putting yourself out there and don't let this get you down.Julia

Hi Casey. Neil & Nelia here from Operation: Family Time. We are starting our family blog and I have been scouring the net to find other family blogs and seek advice. Your photography is amazing. We really like the layout of your blog as well...you're definitely a pro. Hopefully we'll be there someday! Thanks!

Hi Casey. Neil & Nelia here from Operation: Family Time. We are starting our family blog and I have been scouring the net to find other family blogs and seek advice. Your photography is amazing. We really like the layout of your blog as well...you're definitely a pro. Hopefully we'll be there someday! Thanks!

Thank you for writing about your loss and October 15th as a day of remembrance for those babies we're missing. I lost a pregnancy at 9 weeks and found myself pregnant a few months later with my rainbow. Unfortunately I lost her at 35 weeks. The email reminders of how old your baby should be and the milestones you're missing are so, so painful. Thank you for putting your story out there for others to read to raise awareness and for people like me to read and not feel so alone in this club of mom's who had to give a baby back.

Hi there, I have been enjoying your blog this evening. I'm a first time visitor :) I am searching for the source of your little ones' beds. Particularly the crib. Any chance you can share that info pretty please?? Btw, I love the artsiness of your life. You have the gift to inspire! Blessings to you and yours.

G'morning Casey!Well, as usual the photos on your blog blew me away today...as am aspiring photographer, do you mind my asking if you get that gorgeous lite straight out of the camera or do you do it in photoshop? If it's SOC-(straight outta camera), what settings do you use? Love you, love your blog- your family is utterly adorable! God bless,Beth

you are so so sweet friend!!!! I try and use all natural light because I love the way it looks but I use VSCO actions in lightroom and they are my FAVORITE, I feel like they make any photos look more like magazine photos!!!

Hi Casey, I wanted to tell you how much I love your blog and the way you write. I'm only 18 but can totally relate to much of the stuff you write about, and it inspires me every time. Thank you for being so honest. And I also wanted to recommend you a movie, I found it extraordinary, one of those so touchful that can change the way you see every day life. I just watched it and thought you could appreciate. Thank you!

Hi Casey, I love reading in your space so much. Your words are so beautiful and sincere - a breath of fresh air. Thank you for sharing your story, from your victories to your struggles. Thank you for letting go and letting us come along for the ride!

I cannot imagine the loss you have encountered, but I admire your strength. You have such a beautiful heart and soul. I love reading your words, the heartaches, the joys, the love you share with your beautiful family, and the faith you have in our Lord. Your story has touched many lives, and will continue to do so. Thank you for being a vessel, for allowing your life and your story to be used. Praying for you and your sweet family. May God Bless you and fulfill in you the desires of your heart. With Love, Courtney

This incredible excerpt by A.W. Tozer made me think of you. Life is tough, but the Plow is good.

The fallow field is smug, contented, protected from the shock of the plow and the agitation of the harrow. Such a field, as it lies year after year, becomes a familiar landmark to the crow and the blue jay. Safe and undisturbed, it sprawls lazily in the sunshine, the picture of sleepy contentment.

But it is paying a terrible price for its tranquility; never does it feel the motions of mounting life, nor see the wonders of bursting seed, nor the beauty of ripening grain. Fruit it can never know, because it is afraid of the plow and the harrow.

In direct opposite to this, the cultivated field has yielded itself to the adventure of living. The protecting fence has opened to admit the plow, and the plow has come as plows always come, practical, cruel, business-like and in a hurry. Peace has been shattered by the shouting farmer and the rattle of machinery. The field has felt the travail of change; it has been upset, turned over, bruised and broken.

But its rewards come hard upon its labors. The seed shoots up into the daylight its miracle of life, curious, exploring the new world above it. All over the field, the hand of God is at work in the age-old and ever renewed service of creation. New things are born, to grow, mature, and consumate the grand prophecy latent in the seed when it entered the ground. Nature's wonders follow the plow.

Hi Casey! I used to take art classes from you when I was little and your husband has taken many family pictures for us. My best friend and I just started a blog and we were wondering how you got yours up and running. We would love some advice from a pro :) It would mean so much if you could send me an email @ thebrunetteandtheblondeblog@gmail.com

Hi Casey! I just found your blog and was immediately drawn in. Your words are so true and powerful on so much. I especially felt a connection with your posts on your losses. Our second son, our sweet little boy Ryder, was born at 24 weeks 5 days via emergency c-section. He sustained lacerations during the c-section and had surgery immediately after he was delivered. He was so strong and such a little fighter! We were able to spend an amazing 19 days with our sweet boy. They were some of the absolute best and hardest days of my life but I wouldn't trade them for the world. He said goodbye to us on June 6, 2013 and he is forever in our thoughts. He will always be my sweet Ryder. We all miss our son/baby brother everyday. Your words give me such strength to try to see the beauty in things. We are a work in progress but I know I will never be healed completely...part of my heart has said goodbye. Again, thank you for sharing your joys and heartaches. I know it will help bring some peace.

Hi Casey, a friend just shared your blog with me and I've already been so touched. Thank you for sharing your story and the beauty of your family and journey! I had tears in my eyes reading about you and your girls working in the kitchen together today - not sure why - it just touched a deep place in my heart and reminded me to involve my kids more and to allow all those cooking moments to be special and sacred instead of just a chore i hurry through. Thank you!

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Bless you and your beautiful ministry! Thank you for touching my heart in a deep place today.

Hi Casey,I saw a pin on Pinterest with an awesome cream colored baby crib that was linked to your page. Can you tell me where you found the crib? I am looking for something unique like this for our first baby's nursery. :) Thanks in advance for the insight,Peggy